A Pilot Welfare Assessment of Working Ponies on Gili Trawangan, Indonesia.

Inhalt

Literaturnachweis - Detailanzeige

Trefferliste

Autor/Urheber	Tova C. Pinsky; I Ketut Puja; Joshua Aleri; Jennifer Hood; Maria M. Sasadara; Teresa Collins
Institution	MDPI AG
Titel	A Pilot Welfare Assessment of Working Ponies on Gili Trawangan, Indonesia.
Quelle	In: 2076-2615; doi:10.3390/ani9070433; Animals, Vol 9, Iss 7, p 433 (2019)(2019) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
DOI	10.3390/ani9070433
Schlagwörter	animal welfare; developing country; equine; Gili Islands; working equid; Veterinary medicine; SF600-1100; Zoology
Abstract	Many working equids in developing countries experience poor health and welfare due to environmental and management factors. Collecting baseline data on these populations is essential to inform education projects to improve equid health and welfare. Gili Trawangan is an island in Indonesia that has no motor vehicles and a working pony population of approximately 200. This pilot study sought to determine baseline data on their health, welfare, and husbandry to inform future health and welfare strategies. A cross-sectional study was performed in May 2017 consisting of a pony cart driver questionnaire ( n = 33) and a basic pony health examination ( n = 38). The body condition scores of ponies were 3/5 (60.5%), 2/5 (31.6%), and 1/5 (7.9%), while 38% and 92% of ponies had lameness and foot pathology, respectively, and 31 ponies (86.1%) had at least one wound. Thirty percent of cart drivers stated they would work their ponies despite evidence of injury or illness. Limited education, poor access to veterinary services, and remoteness pose barriers to improving pony health and welfare. Our results indicate a need for, and can help inform, targeted education programmes to improve the lives of working ponies and protect livelihoods and tourism on Gili Trawangan.
Erfasst von	BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine